The impact of nearly universal insurance coverage on health care utilization and health evidence from Medicare

"We use the increases in health insurance coverage at age 65 generated by the rules of the Medicare program to evaluate the effects of health insurance coverage on health related behaviors and outcomes. The rise in overall coverage at age 65 is accompanied by a narrowing of disparities across...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Card, David E. 1956-
Corporate Author:	National Bureau of Economic Research
Other Authors:	Dobkin, Carlos, Maestas, Nicole
Resource Type:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research c2004.
Series:	NBER working paper series no. 10365
Subjects:	Medicare. Medical care > United States.
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